Case Report 1 :Guillain Barré Syndrome Post Primary Varicella Infection

Document Type : Case report

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1 Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.

2 Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kuwait

3 Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a critical condition that usually arises as a late complication of certain infections.  Varicella zoster is  (VZ)  an  extraneous  antecedent infection that can cause GBS. We report a rare case of GBS following primary VZV infection in an adult.

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Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 4
December 2016
Pages 180-181

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